| Author | hrkbttety |
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| jrujqo@twdsbl.com | |
| URL | http://fziwzktsokhs.com/ |
| Comment | ReajoL <a href=”http://ascnylbtozfc.com/” rel=”nofollow”>ascnylbtozfc</a>, [url=http://legpsjfzbhra.com/]legpsjfzbhra[/url], [link=http://yqjrlgfqvdmj.com/]yqjrlgfqvdmj[/link], http://ndsbgrsufwlf.com/ |
Why exactly do people waste their time posting comments like the one above??
I deleted it, of course, but I just don’t understand. I don’t like spam comments, but at least it’s understandable why someone would post a one line, “That is the best article ever” with a link to their “lose 500 pounds in three days” sales page. I get that. But I do not understand why someone would just write a bunch of random letters!
Okay – I’m done venting now. Thanks for listening!
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Oh how I wish for the good old days when spam used to have a point.
I get gibberish all the time, and it just sees like a waste of everyone’s time!
Glad to know I’m not the only one that thinks so, Corrin!! It’s just too weird!
Not that I fully understand this but, this message and similar nonsense is sometimes an attempt to “inject” code into your site or its database. Someone could (if successful) use such tactics to take over your website. I have had sites that were compromised and “hidden” pages were created to host or redirect to some very bad sites. Evil people have an interest in getting legitimate sites to link to theirs, even without the owners knowledge. A string like the above could be used to see which special characters are stripped out or changed and help the attacker discover vulnerabilities.
Popular blogging platforms such as wordpress have vulnerabilities uncovered all the time. That’s why you should always install updates when offered. Here’s a wikipedia article on code injection:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_injection
WOW! I had no idea – Thank you so much Gary for posting that information. I really appreciate it. It makes me wonder whether there is more I can do to protect the blog containing the information I have been working so hard on. Thanks for the heads up – I’ll definitely be looking into this more.